4th of July marked the
independence day of the United States of America and Google has celebrated this
day by creating a doodle on its search engine. All the users who have checked
out the homepage of Google has certainly come across the animated 4th
July parade, that features a marching band keeping steps to the beat of “Stars
and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa. The underdog in the doodle is the
young boy who finds it a bit difficult to keep with the pace of the rest of the
band. However, the jubilant and vibrant spirit of the holiday shines through
the doodle.

The Independence Day commemorates the
adoption of the Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July,
1776, a document that was the testimony to securing autonomy from Great Britain.
This day is marked as a federal holiday and people on this day enjoy with
friends and family members to celebrate it in their own ways. While some
arrange potluck dinner parties at home, some others enjoy it by playing with
some fireworks. However, 2014 has a darker side to the celebrations of
Independence Day due to the Hurricane Arthur that hit the coasts of North Carolina. Although
it didn’t harm anybody yet this was taken as a reason to mourn this year’s
Independence Day.

The logo of the Google doodle was designed
by Google Doodler Betsy Bauer and the art direction was a fine caricature of
the classic 1950s cartoon that was created by the UPA Animation Studio, the
same studio that offered us the Mr. Magoo cartoon series. Bauer said that he
wanted to ensure that the story in the logo was sweet and sincere and yet
celebrated the feel of this auspicious day.

Bauer also adds that when he was a toddler, is
dad was the band director of a high school and also a baritone player in some
community get-togethers. He has had a lot of fond childhood memories of chasing
fireflies during town squares and law concerts. Hence, he was superbly excited
to combine 2 of the greatest influences of his life into the Google doodle –
animation band and hand-drawn animation. Google also noted that the rendition
of “Stars and Stripes Forever” was performed by the US Marine Marching band.